Ampoule case with 19 ampoules; all ampoules are made of hollow cylindrical sealed glass with a flat round base and tapered to a small rounded top; all the ampoules have printed paper labels on the outside front; three ampoules (a-c) contain a clear liquid, adrenalin chloride solution; one ampoule (…
Ampoule case with 19 ampoules; all ampoules are made of hollow cylindrical sealed glass with a flat round base and tapered to a small rounded top; all the ampoules have printed paper labels on the outside front; three ampoules (a-c) contain a clear liquid, adrenalin chloride solution; one ampoule (d) has a cotton cover with a loosely-woven netting on the outside; the ampoule inside is made of amber glass and contains amyl nitrite; three ampoules (e-g) contain a clear liquid, camphor in oil; two ampoules (h,i) contain a clear liquid, pitressin; two ampoules (j,k) contain a clear liquid, pituitrin; one ampoule (l) contains a clear liquid, synkamin; two ampoules of amber glass (m,n) contain a liquid, ergot aseptic; two ampoules (o,p) contain a light yellow liquid, theelin in oil; three ampoules (q-s) contain a clear liquid, caffeine and sodium benzoate; all the ampoules are made of clear glass unless otherwise stated; the case also contains (t) a serrated blade; this is made of a flat narrow piece of metal with rounded ends, a straight top and a straight finely-serrated bottom edge; all of the above pieces are stored in (u) a leather ampoule case; the case consists of two joined halves, each of which has 12 turquoise felt-lined inner sections (for holding the ampoules); the two halves join together with a leather flap and two metal snaps
Number Of Parts
21
Part Names
a - Adrenalin Chloride solution ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
b - Adrenalin Chloride solution ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
c - Adrenalin Chloride solution ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 x Diam. 1.0 cm
d -Amyl Nitrate ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
e - Camphor in oil ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
f - Camphor in oil ampoule - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
g - Camphor in oil ampoule - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
h - Pitressin ampoule - Size: Length 4.6 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
i - Pitressin ampoule - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
j - Pituitrin ampoule - Size: Length 5.0 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
k - Pituitrin ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
l - Synkamin ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
m - Ergot Aseptic ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
n - Ergot Aseptic ampoule - Size: Length 4.8 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
o - Theelin in oil ampoule - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
p - Theelin in oil ampoule - Size: Length 4.6 cm x Diam. 1.0 cm
q - Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate ampoule - Size: Length 5.0 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
r - Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate ampoule - Size: Length 5.4 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
s - Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate ampoule - Size: Length 5.1 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
t - ampoule blade - Size: Length 5.0 cm x Width 0.6 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
u - ampoule case (closed) - Size: Length 15.6 cm x Width 6.9 cm x Depth 3.8 cm
Provenance
Owned by Dr. F. J. O'Connor; collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's University Faculty of Medicine collection.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd.
Dates
1940
1960
circa 1940-1960
Material
metal: silver; grey
glass: clear; amber
leather: black
paper: off-white
fabric: off-white; turquoise
Inscriptions
(a-c) The labels on these ampoules read "1 c.c. Size No. 88 // ADRENALIN CHLORIDE // SOLUTION // 1:1000 // C772596 // P.D. & Co., Ltd."; (d) the label reads "AMPOULE No. 50 // AMYL NITRITE // 5 Minims C768660 // Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd."; (e-g) the labels on these ampoules read "1 c.c. Size No. 4 // CAMPHOR IN OIL // Containing Camphor, // 0.2 Gm, (3gr.) // C769580 // P.D. & Co. Ltd."; (h,i) the labels on these ampoules read " 1 c.c. Size No. 161 // PITRESSIN // (Beta-Hypophamine) // Chlorbutol, 0.5% // C771287 // P.D. & Co., Ltd."; (j,k) the labels on these ampoules read "1 c.c. Size No. 16 // PITUITRIN // Pituitary Extract // (Posterior Lobe) // 10 Inter. units per c.c. // C771024 (N.B. for k-c 772174) // P.D. & Co., Ltd."; (l) the label on this ampoule reads "1 c.c. Size No. 199 // Sunkamin, 1 mgm. // 1 c.c. contains 1 mgm. of // 4-amino-2-methyl-1-naph- // thol // (as the hydrochloride.) // C772349 // P.D. & Co., Ltd."; (m,n) the labels on these ampoules read "1 c.c. Size No. 29 // ERGOT ASEPTIC // Chlorbutol, 0.5% // C771873 // P.D. & Co., Ltd."; (o,p) the labels on these ampoules read "1 c.c. Size No. 179 // THEELIN IN OIL // (OESTRONE) // Each 1 c.c. contains: // 0.2 mgm. // C770563 // P.D. & Co., Ltd."; (q,s) the labels on these ampoules read "2 c.c. Size No. 3 // Caffeine and // Sodium Benzoate // 0.5 Gm. (7 1/2 gr.) // C769541 // Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A6-6
Condition Remarks
The complete case and contents arrived dusty; all of the ampoules (except for two broken Amyl Nitrite ampoules which were discarded) are complete and undamaged; all labels are fully legible; the leather case is complete and shows only minor wear
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Other
Reference Comments
Previous number #67; Somewhat similar to 6H-302 in "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," by J. F. Hartz Company Limited, 1960, p. 192; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; this ampoule case originally came in obstetrical physicians' bag 997.001.759